Comprised chiefly of the multi-cultural local police, the Coalition is training the Khardiman Militia as a replacement peacekeeping force, and the Militia commands the respect of the local population. Andrei Zakirov, governor of Tien-Hamir Province, controls them. Zakirov is one of many Russians that stayed in Zekistan after the collapse of the Soviet regime. As governor, he has labored to keep the Anser al-Ra'id from turning violent while trying to integrate Khardiman into the emerging Zekistani polity.[1]